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MP3 Surround


Apparently, MP3 Surround only takes 10% more space than the regular stereo
mp3 format but allows for 5.1 surround (or more).

There's a demo encoder and player for 5.1 on this page:
http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm/download/mp3surround/index.html
http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm/download/mp3surround/faq.html

Key Features

    * Encoding and decoding of MP3 Surround files
    * Full multi-channel capability (5.1 format)
    * Complete backward compatibility to existing MP3 players and devices
    * Data rates for multi-channel sound comparable to those for current
stereo MP3

Minimum Requirements

    * Windows 2000, Windows XP or Mac OS X
    * At least Pentium III 1 GHz or similar CPU
    * At least 128 MB memory
    * At least 30 MB of available hard-disk space
    * DirectX 9.0 or later
    * Soundcard with at least 5.1 channels and discrete output


Haven't tried it since I don't own a 5.1 audio card.

Bernhard
http://looop.biz